Table 1.

Relative risk associated with type 2 diabetes risk factors

Risk factor	Relative risk
Age ≥45 years	5–6×
Obesity: body mass index ≥30 kg/m2	4–5×
Overweight: body mass index ≥25, <30 kg/m2	2–3×
Hypertension	2–3×
Hyperlipidemia	4×
Family history
One first-degree relative or two second-degree relatives	2–3×
Two first-degree relatives, or one first-degree and two second-degree relatives	5–6×
Genetic variant carrier
Heterozygous	1.1–1.4×
Homozygous	Up to 10×

Note: Relative risk estimates of overweight and obesity are compared with those with body mass index <25 kg/m². Data from.3,6,7,16